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State officials expand probe of farm linked to E. coli outbreak

State investigators went back to the Michael Hartmann dairy farm in Gibbon a second time last Wednesday to collect more samples, confiscate financial records, and document what they allege are unsanitary conditions on the farm.
by Mark Steil

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Apple growers sue U of M over SweeTango agreement

Apple growers sue U of M over SweeTango agreement

More than a dozen Minnesota and Wisconsin apple growers have filed a lawsuit against the University of Minnesota over a licensing agreement to sell the SweeTango apple.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Program gives jobs to teens, fresh produce to restaurants

Program gives jobs to teens, fresh produce to restaurants

Seeds for Success is about more than helping restaurants entice customers with fresh, local food. It's also about creating jobs. As soon as the paperwork is done, half-a-dozen teenagers from low-income families will be tending these plots.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Program helps beginning farmers get started

Program helps beginning farmers get started

New farmers face many challenges, from capital to farming experience to access to land. A program called Farm Beginnings has been helping beginning farmers for more than a decade.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Minn. farm honored for being owned by same family

Minn. farm honored for being owned by same family

The couple's farm is one of 217 honored by the Minnesota State Fair this year for being Century Farms: owned and operated by the same family for at least 100 years.

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It's strawberry season in Minnesota already

It's strawberry season in Minnesota.

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Minnesota plant will produce fertilizer from wind

Minnesota plant will produce fertilizer from wind

The winds sweeping across the Northern Plains could soon help farmers fertilize their crops of corn, wheat and sorghum.

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Hoophouses help farmers extend their growing season

Hoophouses help farmers extend their growing season

New USDA-funded "hoophouses" are helping farmers beat the cold and allowing them to extended their growing season and bring produce to market earlier in the year.

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5 people now sickened by raw milk in Minnesota

A state investigation has found a fifth person who was sickened after drinking raw milk from a dairy farm near Gibbon.
by Mark Steil

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